Editing T-72M (section)

===Iraq and Syrian===
[[File:IRAQT72M.jpg|300px|left|thumb|They don't wanna be here, ''and'' they don't know how to fight!]]

Oh, yes. Our timeline has already seen plenty of the <s>utter incompetence</s> mediocrity of Saddam Hussein's T-72M tanks. As was seen in the OTL's Gulf War and 2003 invasion of Iraq, the combination of poorly trained, led, and motivated men using obsolete and neglected equipment makes for a ''lot'' of death on one side. In 1985, however, the Iraqi military is more fortunate. The Americans and their well-armed allies in NATO are busy shooting at Soviet, Polish, East German and Czechoslovakian soldiers and thus in no position to bother with the brutal and authoritarian Hussein regime ''that Reagan is sorta-kinda supporting to fight the Iranians.''

However, what history shows us about the skill and motivation of Saddam's men holds true here- all the Iraqi crews get is 4's and 5's across the board. They do outrank their Czech counterparts in a few categories, however, and it doesn't much matter if your guys wanna bail and run for home if their tank is gonna explode the first time somebody scores a solid hit.

The T-72M in the game so far is the Iraqi Army version, as reflected by the crew's lousy stats. Saddam never trusted his own army and, whether he was deliberately imitating Adolf Hitler or not, mimicked the German dictator by creating the Republican Guard, a direct parallel to the Waffen-SS. The Republican Guard still had to use cheap Soviet hardware, but they got the best training and leadership the Iraqi regime could offer. We'll see whether or not the Republican Guard makes an appearance using the T-72M. If you want to custom-add them into the game, using the Polish or East German stats could work, reflecting the superior motivation and discipline of the Republican Guard.

<s>The Iraqi T-72M does have one thing going for it: it isn't having to take on the Americans and their much, much better tank crews this time. At least, not yet.</s> Hello M1a1.

The Syrian army is also using the T-72M. These are exactly the same as those of the Iraqis, both in ratings and vehicle profile. 

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